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Martin G. Banwell

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
9320
World Ranking
15905
National Ranking
352

Martin G. Banwell publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin G. Banwell sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 734 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Martin G. Banwell D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin G. Banwell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Martin G. Banwell is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work focuses primarily on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, with additional interests in Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The research topics addressed by Martin G. Banwell include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Their body of work spans multiple publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (107 publications)
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry (12 publications)
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry (8 publications)
  • Organic Letters (6 publications)
  • Australian Journal of Chemistry (6 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin G. Banwell include:

  • "Sucrose fatty acid esters: synthesis, emulsifying capacities, biological activities and structure-property profiles," 2020, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Phenol-Derived Propiolates and Certain Related Ethers as a Route to Selectively Functionalized Coumarins and 2H-Chromenes," 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Exploiting Nature's Most Abundant Polymers: Developing New Pathways for the Conversion of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin and Chitin into Platform Molecules (and Beyond)," 2021, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • "Exploiting Chitin as a Source of Biologically Fixed Nitrogen: Formation and Full Characterization of Small-Molecule Hetero- and Carbocyclic Pyrolysis Products," 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis of Functionally and Stereochemically Diverse Polymers via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Derivatives of the Biomass-Derived Platform Molecule Levoglucosenone Produced at Industrial Scale," 2020, Macromolecules

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin G. Banwell are:

  • Ping Lan
  • Michael G. Gardiner
  • Lorenzo V. White
  • Anthony C. Willis
  • Michelle L. Coote

Martin G. Banwell's accomplishments include recognition as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, awarded in 2004, and as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, awarded in 2000.

Best Publications

  • The Au(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Terminal Alkynes Under Mild Conditions: Application to the Synthesis of 2<i>H</i>-Chromenes, Coumarins, Benzofurans, and Dihydroquinolines

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  • Synthesis of quinolines, 2-quinolones, phenanthridines, and 6(5h)-phenanthridinones via palladium[0]-mediated Ullmann cross-coupling of 1-bromo-2-nitroarenes with beta-halo-enals, -enones, or -esters.

    Martin G. Banwell;David W. Lupton;Xinghua Ma;Jens Renner

  • Synthesis of Indoles via Palladium[0]-Mediated Ullmann Cross-Coupling of o-Halonitroarenes with α-Halo-enones or -enals

    Martin G. Banwell;Brian D. Kelly;Okanya J. Kokas;David W. Lupton

  • Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride–4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine as a reagent combination for effecting Bischler–Napieraiski cyclisation under mild conditions: application to total syntheses of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids N-methylcrinasiadine, anhydrolycorinone, hippadine and oxoassoanine

    Martin G. Banwell;Brett D. Bissett;Stefan Busato;Cameron J. Cowden

  • Chemoenzymatic methods for the enantioselective preparation of sesquiterpenoid natural products from aromatic precursors

    Martin G. Banwell;Alison J. Edwards;Gwion J. Harfoot;Katrina A. Jolliffe

  • Oxidation of vicinal diols to .alpha.-dicarbonyl compounds by trifluoroacetic anhydride-activated dimethyl sulfoxide

    Catherine M. Amon;Martin G. Banwell;G. Lance Gravatt

  • The Palladium-Catalyzed Ullmann Cross-Coupling Reaction: A Modern Variant on a Time-Honored Process

    Faiyaz Khan;Michael Dlugosch;Xin Liu;Martin G. Banwell

  • Convergent total synthesis of lamellarin K

    Martin Banwell;David Hockless

  • Analogues of SB-203207 as inhibitors of tRNA synthetases.

    Martin G Banwell;Curtis F Crasto;Christopher J Easton;Andrew K Forrest

  • 4,5-Diaryl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates as combretastatin A-4/lamellarin T hybrids: synthesis and evaluation as anti-mitotic and cytotoxic agents.

    Martin G. Banwell;Ernest Hamel;David C.R. Hockless;Pascal Verdier-Pinard

  • Sucrose fatty acid esters: synthesis, emulsifying capacities, biological activities and structure-property profiles

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  • Chemoenzymatic approaches to lycorine-type Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: total syntheses of ent-lycoricidine, 3-epi-ent-lycoricidine, and 4-deoxy-3-epi-ent-lycoricidine.

    Maria Matveenko;Okanya J Kokas;Martin G Banwell;Anthony C Willis

  • Electrocyclic ring-opening/pi-allyl cation cyclization reaction sequences involving gem-dihalocyclopropanes as substrates: application to syntheses of (+/-)-, (+)-, and (-)-gamma-lycorane.

    Martin G. Banwell;Joanne E. Harvey;David C. R. Hockless;Angela W. Wu

  • The influence of chiral auxiliaries and catalysts on the selectivity of intramolecular conjugate additions of pyrrole to N-tethered Michael acceptors

    Martin G. Banwell;Daniel A. S. Beck;Jason A. Smith

  • Palladium-Catalysed Cross-Coupling and Related Reactions Involving Pyrroles

    Martin G. Banwell;Thomas E. Goodwin;Sarah Ng;Jason A. Smith

  • Experimental demonstration of pH-dependent electrostatic catalysis of radical reactions

    Marta Klinska;Leesa M. Smith;Ganna Gryn'ova;Martin G. Banwell

  • Total synthesis of (+/-)-rhazinal, an alkaloidal spindle toxin from Kopsia teoi.

    Martin G. Banwell;Alison J. Edwards;Katrina A. Jolliffe;Katrina A. Jolliffe;Jason A. Smith

  • Application of a Raney-cobalt-mediated tandem reductive cyclization protocol to total syntheses of the Aspidosperma alkaloids (±)-limaspermidine and (±)-1-acetylaspidoalbidine.

    Shen H. Tan;Martin G. Banwell;Anthony C. Willis;Tristan A. Reekie

  • A chemoenzymatic synthesis of the anti-influenza agent Tamiflu

    Maria Matveenko;Anthony C. Willis;Martin G. Banwell

  • Use of Sulfated Linked Cyclitols as Heparan Sulfate Mimetics to Probe the Heparin/Heparan Sulfate Binding Specificity of Proteins

    Craig Freeman;Ligong Liu;Martin G. Banwell;Kathryn J. Brown

  • A formal total synthesis of platencin

    Kerrie A B Austin;Martin G Banwell;Anthony C Willis

  • Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of Synthetically Derived Tambjamines C and E - J, BE-18591, and a Related Alkaloid from the Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata

    David M. Pinkerton;Martin G. Banwell;Mary J. Garson;Naresh Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony C. Willis
Anthony C. Willis Australian National University
Ernest Hamel
Ernest Hamel National Institutes of Health
Katrina A. Jolliffe
Katrina A. Jolliffe University of Sydney
Christopher R. Parish
Christopher R. Parish Australian National University
Michelle L. Coote
Michelle L. Coote Flinders University
Xiang Ma
Xiang Ma East China University of Science and Technology
Colin J. Jackson
Colin J. Jackson Australian National University
Armin de Meijere
Armin de Meijere University of Göttingen
Murray H. G. Munro
Murray H. G. Munro University of Canterbury
Paul V. Bernhardt
Paul V. Bernhardt University of Queensland

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